Forest Park Substation
Forest Park Substation is an electrical substation in Proviso Township, Cook, Illinois which is located on Des Plaines Avenue. Forest Park Substation is situated nearby to 16 Inch Softball Hall of Fame Museum, as well as near the pitch Roller Skate Hockey Field.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Forest Park station and Forest Home Cemetery.
Forest Park station
Metro station
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Forest Park is a station on the Chicago Transit Authority's 'L' system, located in the village of Forest Park, Illinois and serving the Blue Line. Before the Congress Line was built, it served as terminal for the Garfield Line. Forest Park station is situated 650 feet north of Forest Park Substation.
Forest Home Cemetery
Cemetery
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Forest Home Cemetery is a cemetery located at 863 S. Des Plaines Ave, Forest Park, Illinois, United States. Located adjacent to the Eisenhower Expressway, it straddles the Des Plaines River in Cook County, just west of Chicago. Forest Home Cemetery is situated 1,500 feet southwest of Forest Park Substation.
Haymarket Martyrs’ Monument
Memorial
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The Haymarket Martyrs' Monument is a funeral monument and sculpture located at Forest Home Cemetery in Forest Park, Illinois, a suburb of Chicago. Dedicated in 1893, it commemorates the defendants involved in labor unrest who were blamed, convicted, and executed for the still unsolved bombing during the Haymarket Affair. Haymarket Martyrs’ Monument is situated 1,200 feet southwest of Forest Park Substation.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Forest Park and Maywood.
Forest Park
Village
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Forest Park is a village in Cook County, Illinois, United States, and a suburb of Chicago. The population was 14,339 at the 2020 census. The Forest Park terminal on the CTA Blue Line is the line's western terminus, located on the Eisenhower Expressway at Des Plaines Avenue.
Maywood
Town
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Maywood is a village in Cook County, Illinois, United States, in the Chicago metropolitan area. It was founded on April 6, 1869, and organized October 22, 1881. The population was 23,512 at the 2020 census.
Hines
Locality
Hines is an unincorporated community in Cook County, Illinois, United States. It is located in Proviso Township next to the villages of Broadview, Maywood, Forest Park, and North Riverside. Hines is situated 1½ miles southwest of Forest Park Substation.
Forest Park Substation
- Type: Electrical substation
- Address: 769 Des Plaines Avenue
- Category: industry
- Location: Proviso Township, Cook, Illinois, Midwest, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
41.87249° or 41° 52′ 21″ northLongitude
-87.81699° or 87° 49′ 1″ westOperator
Commonwealth EdisonOpen location code
86HJV5CM+X6OpenStreetMap ID
way 449369703
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include 16 Inch Softball Hall of Fame Museum and Roller Skate Hockey Field.
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